TIBETAN MONGOLIAN BUDDHIST CULTURAL CENTER
&
KUMBUM CHAMTSE LING MONASTERY
Its Mission
Fostering and preserving Tibetan and Mongolian Cultures in the USA. Helping to preserve cultural and Buddhist traditions among the Tibetan exile communities, and the Mongolians of Kalmykia, Buyatia, and Tuvia. Providing education in Tibetan and Mongolian cultures in the Bloomington community. When possible, fostering cultural exchange between Tibetans inside and outside of Eastern Tibet.
Brief History
1979
Thubten Jigme Norbu
Tagtser Rinpoche
Tagtser Rinpoche
Founded the Tibetan Cultural Center (TCC), the predecessor of TMBCC
2006
Arjia Thubten Lobsang Rinpoche
Appointed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
As the Director of TCC and Abbot of TMBCC
2007
His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama
Broadened the Mission of the Tibetan Cultural Center to the
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center